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Libertarian Web ring
Source: M. John Allen
City: Heredia, Country: Costa Rica
E-mail: rcg@destiny-worldwide.net

M. John Allen's personal site is mainly the HQ for a very open libertarian webring.

World's Smallest Political Quiz
Source: Advocates for Self-Government
City: Cartersville, State: GA, Country: United States

Are you a libertarian? Take this fun interactive quiz for the "politically homeless."

Cyberwraith: The game of virtual freedom
Source: Lost Horizons Game Catalog
Country: United States

This game offers the excitement of doing battle with Big Brother himself as the 2 -- 4 players vie with each other to be the first to delete every government file maintained on them, (and the associated taxes, of course).

Lost horizons game catalog
Source: Lost Horizons
Country: United States

Family games, children's games, improv gaming and games for the politically incorrect.

The Intellectual Matchmaker
Source: Free-Market.Net
Country: United States

The Intellectual Matchmaker is here to help make connections between people and ideas. Take this ten-question quiz and the Matchmaker will tell you about events, books, Web sites, organizations, clubs, individuals, and all sorts of other resources that you might find interesting.

Liberty Image Gallery
Source: Free-Market.Net
Country: United States

Freedom related images to use in your Web pages, or just to enjoy. Includes Gadsden "don't tread on me" and other American flags, the statue of liberty, liberty bell, heroes and heroines, etc.

Bureaucrash e-postcards
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States

Lots of great anti-state and anti-authority messages to select from. Send a few to your friends today and increase a bureaucrat's heartburn! Some postcards also available in French.

Liberty Surfers
Source: Advocates for Self-Government/OnGiving.Com
Country: United States

You can make a donation to the Advocates for Self-Government -- at no cost to yourself! Download an advertising bar, and a great libertarian organization gets paid for the ads you view. Win prizes, too!

Libertarian Quotations Database
Source: Bill Holmes/Synergy Enterprises
Country: United States
E-mail: quotes@synergy-enterprises.com

A searchable database of great words from great libertarians -- great for finding the quote that is right on the tip of your brain and attributing it correctly. You can also add your own.

Free-market virtual walking tour of Chicago's Loop
Source: Heartland Institute
City: Chicago, State: IL, Country: United States

Fascinating virtual walking tour of Chicago with a free-market perspective. Extensive commentary and links by tour guide Jim Johnston.

Meet up with other freedom-oriented individuals near you
Source: MeetUp
Country: United States

A general site devoted to helping people with similar interests and values meet in physical space. Lots of libertarians worldwide have already signed up.

A Liberty Christmas...
Source: The Advocates
Country: United States

"Twas the night before Christmas, And all through the land Libertarians dreamed of the ideals of Rothbard, Hayek and Rand ..." (12/03)

Politopia
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Country: United States

Travel to Politopia, the land of custom-made government, and explore the island where you determine the role of government in your life.

2002 freedom calendar
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Country: United States

"This wall calendar chronicles important dates in the history of liberty, from the births of great economists and historians, to the deaths of dictators, to the advent of new technologies that have led to material progress." (2002)

FEE web site survey
Source: FEE
Country: United States

FEE is seeking users' feedback on their web site and other services. No nosy questions, just 12 items geared at getting feedback on what they're doing well, and where they could improve. Help 'em out with your feedback!

Fish tales
Source: PERC
Author: Donald R. Wentworth and Kathryn Ratte
Country: United States

Educational program using free-market principles to explain the decline in fish populations. Available online for free (as PDF file), or may be ordered from PERC by calling 888/406-9532, $10 (discounts for large orders).

Philosophy of liberty screensaver
Source: ISIL
Author: Lux Lucre and Ken Schoolland
Country: United States

If you liked ISIL's flash "introduction to the philosophy of liberty", you'll love this screensaver. Just download and install!

Socialism: bringing the dark ages to a country near you
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States

Simple but effective black & white flyer showing the difference between socialism and capitalism. Just download, print, and plaster this flyer! (PDF file)

What's your favorite conservative book?
Source: YAF
Country: United States

Short survey asking for one's favorite conservative book, with a list of well-known individuals' picks.

Which founding father are you?
Source: Marshmallows and Bile
Country: United States

Short quiz which reveals which Founding Father you most closely resemble.

How politicans view your tax dollars
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States

Terrific, simple graphic sums it up neatly. Download, print, and post it far and wide! (PDF file)

IDEAlog: an application for analyzing political values
Source: Mythryn
Author: Kenneth Janda and Jerry Goldman
Country: United States

IDEAlog was inspired by the "World's Smallest Political Quiz," but analyzes the testee's political affiliation between conservative, liberal, communitarian and libertarian quadrants based on a number of questions. Includes a tutorial explaining the rationale behind the survey's construction. Requires Flash.

Corruption perception index 2003
Source: Transparency International
Country: United Kingdom

Table showing the rankings of the countries included in this year's corruption survey. The higher the score, the less corrupt the nation's government is. Page also has links to related information.

Poll asks which activists are most violent?
Source: GCN
Country: United States

The Guest Choice Network asks, "Activism world-wide has become more violent. Which groups do you think pose the worst threat?" Possible responses: Animal Rights Activists; Militant Environmentalists; Biotechnology Activists (poll is at bottom of page). (07/06/01)

Anti-RFID graphics
Source: RFIdiocy
Country: United States

Variety of graphics, sized for bumper stickers, that send a potent anti-RFID message. All graphics files are available in JPEG and PDF formats. Print 'em out and plaster 'em far and wide!

Simon Jester activist web site
Source: Simon Jester
Country: United States

Be a pro-freedom gremlin! Based on Heinlein's little graffiti devil in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress," the web site offers a variety of ideas and ready-made tools to get you spreading freedom memes in clever and fun ways.

'Smoking is healthier than fascism' flyer
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States

Cool flyer with a pointed message, available for downloading (PDF format) or for the background on public computers. Have fun with it!

Bureaucrash propaganda
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States

The Bureaucrash arsenal contains desktops, stickers, and flyers with anti-state messaages on a wide range of topics, including the environment and drug war. Download and share your favorites, and help create more great tools for crashing the state.

Try a Condorcet practice poll
Source: FSP
Country: United States

Check the current rankings of ten influential libertarians, then enter your votes to see how yours changes the tally, in this working example of the method porcupines will use to choose the Free State.

Public Information Research NameBase
Source: Public Information Research Inc.
Country: United States
E-mail: info@namebase.org

A unique online research tool which returns book and periodical citations to names of individuals and groups connected to political scandals and outrages. There is also an extensive collection of essays on this site on similar topics.

Cato Social Security Privatization Calculator
Source: Cato Institute
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States

"Calculate what you stand to gain under a privatized Social Security system."

LifeSharers discussion list
Source: LifeSharers/Yahoo
Country: United States

Yahoo discussion list set up for anyone interested in organ donation and the LifeSharers network.

The WWW Gun Defense Clock
Source: J. Neil Schulman
Country: United States

"Every 13 seconds an American gun owner uses a firearm in defense against a criminal." This counter is provided by J. Neil Schulman, author of Stopping Power: Why 70 Million Americans Own Guns.

Posters for National Ammo Day
Source: NAD
Country: United States

Posters and flyers to download to promote National Ammo Day November 19.

Test Your Environmental IQ
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Country: United States

A short quiz to test how environmentally aware you are and what kind of environmentalist you are.

Test your environmental IQ
Source: Doctors for Disaster Preparedness Newsletter
Country: United States
E-mail: ddp@free-market.net

"Old growth in forests is important to biodiversity, oxygen production, and CO2 absorption." True or false? Test your environnmental IQ at this page.

Bunny economics game
Source: A Better Earth/IHS
Country: United States

Quick game that teaches important lessons about the tragedy of the commons. Requires Flash media player.

Activistcash report on Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Source: CCF
Country: United States

ActivistCash profile of the "conservation" group SSCS -- actually an eco-terrorist group whose mission is to ram and sink fishing ships. Lots of information, including financial supporters and connections with other groups.

Nannybowl game
Source: CCF
Country: United States

Take out your frustrations on the food nannies by downloading and playing Nannybowl. PC version only. (EXE file; recommended to download and check file before using)

Attack of the nanny game
Source: CCF
Country: United States

"Smack down anyone who doesn't agree with your holier- than-thou mantra of 'no, no, no,' and see if you can put the restaurant out of business." Shockwave flash required to play this online version; a downloadable PC version is also available.

Digital Doomsday Clock
Source: CataLaw
Country: United States

"A digital indicator of the threat to cyber-rights everywhere." Set back with the defeat of the Communications Decency Act, but could be moving forward for many other reasons.

Free program disables filtering software
Source: Peacefire
Country: United States

Congress has approved a bill requiring the use of filtering software in schools and libraries that receive federal funds.. This download, dubbed Peacefire, disables all popular WIN98 censorware. And it's free!

Freegate download
Source: P2PNet
Country: United States

Freeware program written to help Chinese individuals circumvent web blocking. [ZIP file]

Research project on internet filtering in China
Source: Harvard Law School
Country: United States

To help broaden the list of pages tested and to provide the general public a means of finding out whether particular pages of interest are filtered, they have created a form to test particular sites.

A politically correct primer
Source: Enter Stage Right
Country: United States

A "How To Be PC" primer with valuable guidelines and practice drills. For example, "Here's a fun practice drill for you: See how many newspaper articles you can make into race bias stories. It's fun! Some PCers are so good they can make the weather report look like a KKK pamphlet!"

Postmodern jargon generator
Source: Elsewhere
Country: United States

"If one examines Batailleist 'powerful communication', one is faced with a choice: either reject postconceptualist textual theory or conclude that truth is a legal fiction." Use totally meaningless but utterly PC jargon, such as that in the preceding sentence, and amaze your professors with the depth of your insightfulness!

CSDP activist survey
Source: CSDP
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
E-mail: info@csdp.org

From the site: "Filling out the form below will connect you with the organizations most relevant to your interests. Some groups focus on particular areas, like criminal sentencing or disease prevention, while others have very broad mandates which include virtually all aspects of drug policy reform."

Free Marc Emery banner
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States

Nice B&W banner for adding to your web site, to show your support for Canadian marijuana activist Marc Emery, who's in jail for sharing a joint with friends.

Internet filtering software for those who choose it
Source: Concerned Women of America
Country: United States

For those parents who wish to filter out objectionable sites on the Internet to protect their children, FamilyClick and Concerned Women of America recommend this software which has a 30-day free trial.

The Legal Reform Webring
Source: Walter Olson
Country: United States
E-mail: info@walterolson.com

Activist and scholarly resources on liability and tort reform, loser-pays, junk science, class action abuse, malpractice law and more. Hosted by author Walter Olson (Reason, Manhattan Institute).

World's shortest education survey
Source: Separation of School and State Alliance
Country: United States

These five questions on educational issues place respondents in one of four categories: those who want to support, reform, restructure or free the current educational systems.

World's shortest education survey
Source: Alliance for Separation of School and State
Country: United States

Short five-question survey designed to clarify an individual's view of who should control a child's education.

Personal Education Press: Free tools to help you tutor your child
Source: educationalpress.org
Country: United States
E-mail: heidi@educationalpress.org

"This web site lets you turn your computer and printer into a printing press for free educational materials such as flashcards and game boards. This online tool runs directly off your browser -- there are no plug-ins to install, no software to buy. Teach reading, whether you are a parent, teacher, or tutor."

Discovery School's Puzzlemaker
Source: Discovery Channel School
Country: United States

Use this site to create puzzles and games to assist in teaching spelling, vocabulary, math and more.

Assessments for Kids
Source: Christian Academic Assessments
Country: United States
E-mail: joel@assessments4kids.com

This company offers assessment batteries for tracking student learning and development, both overall and in discrete subject areas.

Nation States game
Source: Nationstates
Country: United States

NationStates is a nation simulation game. You create your own country, fashioned after your own political ideals, and care for its people -- or not.

'Don't steal' flyer
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States

Full-color flyer cautioning individuals: "Don't steal -- the government hates competition". Sized for easy printing and posting. (PDF file)

One world in health and harmony flyer
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States

Nifty little blurb that prints four to a page on how free trade benefits all. (PDF file)

Xodds
Source: Xodds
Country: Antarctica

Tools for trading in "fixed odds" contracts (similar to derivatives) on the stock and foreign exchange markets, using E-Gold.

Are you an Austrian?
Source: LVMI
Country: United States

Twenty-five question quiz (a 10-item short form is also available) designed to test whether your economic beliefs are consistent with the Austrian school.

How much economic freedom exists in your country?
Source: Fraser Institute/Economic Freedom Network
Country: United States

A fun interactive form that rates the economic freedom in 119 countries. How does your country compare?

Economic freedom of the world 2001annual report
Source: Fraser Institute/Economic Freedom Network
Author: James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, Walter Park & Charles Skipton
Country: United States
E-mail: info@fraserinstitute.ca

Find out which countries have the most economic freedom permitted to them by their governments. (2001)

Concepts in a Hat
Source: Vixie Enterprises
Country: United States
E-mail: tlhall@keepandbeararms.com

An online version of the game that Rand's "collective" used to play, where players pick two random concepts and explain how they're connected.

Ayn Rand Says...
Source: Hypermall
Author: Jay Allen
Country: United States

Perl script that returns a random quote from Ayn Rand every time you hit "reload."

The benevolent rape scene?
Source: The Daily Objectivist
Author: J. Morton Spindle, Jr.
Country: United States

Spindle brings humor and parody to the task of exploring the much discussed question, "Was Howard's first sexual encounter with Dominique rape?" His answer is an iconoclastic rewrite of the key scenes. It is, perhaps, one of the most stunningly effective Rand parodies of all time. (9/99)

Sissyfight 2000 Game -- an outlet for suppressed PC rage?
Source: Word
Country: United States

Play the anti-PC online game -- it is free and all the rage! "SiSSYFiGHT 2000 is an intense war between a bunch of girls who are all out to ruin each other's popularity and self-esteem. The object is to physically attack and majorly dis your enemies until they are totally mortified beyond belief."

Standards for evaluating gender bias studies
Source: Independent Women's Forum
Country: United States

IWF offers common sense principles on how to conduct and evaluate gender studies for bias. For example, "Keep studies based on confidential data private. If a study contains information considered too confidential to disclose, the conclusions should likewise be withheld. The public should not be asked to accept conclusions that it is denied the means to evaluate."

Ladies Against Women (LAW)
Source: LAW
Country: United States

Warning: Un-PC humor in progress! Among the goals of this organization, "Abolish the environment. It takes up too much space, and is almost impossible to keep clean."

Grassroots organization -- how to
Source: Oxygen
Country: United States

The feminist site, Oxygen, offers a viable "how to" instruction manual on setting up a grassroots organization -- an effective vehicle of social change, a viable alternative to electoral action.

Gilbert and Sullivan meet radical feminism
Source: ifeminists.com
Author: Brad Rodriguez
Country: Canada

With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan... A Modern Gender Feminist is a parody of their famous Pirates song A Modern Major General.

Free program disables filtering software
Source: Peacefire
Country: United States

Congress has approved a bill requiring the use of filtering software in schools and libraries that receive federal funds, chilling public access to discussions of sexuality. This download, dubbed Peacefire, disables all popular WIN98 censorware. And it's free!

Beginning midwifery package
Source: Midwifery Today
Country: United States

A practical beginner's package to educate those interested in practicing midwifery, offered by the best source of information on the Web.

Interactive guide to cloning
Source: The Guardian
Country: United Kingdom

An easy-to-follow guide to the process of cloning.

Are you driving alone at night?
Source: Anniston Star
Country: United States

Police give self-protection tips on how to stay safe while driving alone at night.

Game theory approach to the toilet seat problem
Source: South-East Queensland Men's Issues Page
Country: United States

At last...a mathematical solution. "Consider a bathroom with one omnipurpose toilet (also known as a WC) which is used for two toilet operations which we shall designate as #1 and #2. The toilet has an attachment which we shall refer to as the seat (but see remark 1 below) which may be in either of two positions which we shall designate as up and down..."

The Civilization Test
Source: LI
Author: Neil Lock
Country: United States

Twelve-question test "measures how far an individual lives according to standards appropriate to civilized human beings." Items reflect a laissez-faire, healthy view of life (as opposed to a statist one). (XLS file)

Foolproof electronic ballot for Palm Beach County
Source: Curmudgeonry Centrral
Country: United States

Check out this foolproof ballot -- it eliminates many of the problems experienced by voters in Palm Beach County, Florida. Not only does it ensure that only one candidate can be chosen, but it offers helpful tips about why a vote for any other candidate is misguided. Funny stuff.

Artifact: webcam in the round
Source: Reason
Author: Charles Paul Freund
Country: United Kingdom

"Perhaps the most striking aspect of Tholos -- the term comes from a type of Greek temple -- is that (aside from the ads) its only practical function will be what its users make of it. There will be some programming (such as documentary material), but Tholos is primarily intended as a 'wonder.' Though it may end up as a mere novelty, it's a peculiarly modern wonder." (1/16/04)

Blogger
Source: Pyra Labs
Country: United States

Home of the weblog -- instant publishing for ideas, libertarian and otherwise.

Cryptoheaven
Source: Cryptoheaven
Country: United States

A free, downloadable cryptography program feature 256 bit symmetric key and 2048-4096 bit asymmetric bit public key encryption. JAVA-based, so it's relatively platform independent.

Ponoi
Source: Ponoi
Country: United States
E-mail: eric@ponoi.com

Secure web browsing, password management and file storage in free and premium forms.

Shareware Internet privacy tools
Source: PC Magazine
Country: United States

Fight back against governmental intrusion on your Fourth Amendment rights. Install a security tool to protect your Internet privacy. This list from PC Magazine and ZD Net recommends and links you to the best downloadable tools.

Top Secret Crypto
Source: TAN$TAAFL Software
Country: United States

Advertised as "the most powerful data encryption program in the world," this application runs on Windows machines and uses RSA public key as well as the theoretically unbreakable "one-time pad" concept. Trial version available for download.

Anonymizer
Source: Anonymizer.Com
Country: United States

Anonymous surfing in a free (advertising-supported) or paid version, as well as SSH tunneling and a fully anonymous ISP with competitive rates and worldwide availability. As secure as Internet access gets.

Bug Me Not
Source: BugMeNot.com
Country: United States

Tired of web site registrations? So are these clever folks, who have set up this site to allow individuals to bypass the nosiness. You can add your own registration information, or enter a URL to find a site registration to use to get access to it.

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